rudiments

Practicing drum rudiments helps drummers of all levels grain better control of the sticks.  Vic Firth's Web site does an excellent job of breaking down the basic 40 rudiments with drum notation, sticking marks, and audio-play along files.

The snare drum rudiments are a standard set of exercises used to build drum technique and stick control. Drum rudiments were not specifically invented for the drum set, but are important to playing the individual drums from which the set is made and learning how to control the sticks. Also, some rudiments can be practiced and applied on more than one drum.  read more »